Harm
Harm verb - To reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of.
Usage example: the company's reputation has been harmed by allegations of crooked accounting
Smash
Smash verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Usage example: the invading troops smashed the resistance and went on to conquer the country
How words are described
| good | good harm | good smash |
| nice | nice harm | nice smash |
| normal | normal harm | normal smash |
| actual | actual harm | actual smash |
| Other adjectives: massive, big, falling, less, bizarre, financial. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In Super Smash Bros., you won't harm your partner if you hit him during team battles.
Source: Friendly Fireproof -
Grievous Harm with a Body: Attacked by two Sentinels, Namor tore off one of the robot's arms and used it to smash its companion to bits.
Source: Comic Book / Sub-Mariner - Grievous Harm with a Body: At one point, Raider uses his powers to lift Beast and smash him into Wizard Heroic Sacrifice: Subverted.
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Smash and Harm. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/harm/smash
Harm & Smash. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/harm/smash>.
Smash or Harm. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/harm/smash.
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